Video/Audio Professional's Field Manual

Name: Video/Audio Professional's Field Manual
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ISBN: 9780071348454

ISBN-10: 007134845X

ISBN-13: 9780071348454

Edition: 2000

Authors: Jerry C. Whitaker

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This portable handbook seeks to present the essential elements of modern video engineering. It features tables, figures, standards and reference data, a flexible binding, and everything you need to design, construct and maintain video systems.

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List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 4/20/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 459
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Preface	p. xii
Principles of Electronics	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Magnetic Effects	p. 1
Conductors and Insulators	p. 2
Direct Current (dc)	p. 3
Alternating Current (ac)	p. 3
Electronic Circuits	p. 4
Circuit Analysis	p. 6
Static Electricity	p. 7
Magnetism	p. 8
Electromagnetism	p. 8
Magnetic Shielding	p. 9
Electromagnetic-Radiation Spectrum	p. 10
Low-End Spectrum Frequencies (1 to 1000 Hz)	p. 11
Low-End Radio Frequencies (1000 to 100 kHz)	p. 11
Medium-Frequency Radio (20 kHz to 2 MHz)	p. 11
High-Frequency Radio (2 to 30 MHz)	p. 12
Very High/Ultrahigh Frequencies (30 MHz to 3 GHz)	p. 12
Microwaves (3 to 300 GHz)	p. 12
Infrared, Visible, and Ultraviolet Light	p. 12
X-Rays	p. 13
Passive Circuit Components	p. 13
Resistors	p. 13
Wire-Wound Resistor	p. 13
Metal Film Resistor	p. 14
Carbon Film Resistor	p. 14
Carbon Composition Resistor	p. 14
Control and Limiting Resistors	p. 15
Resistor Networks	p. 15
Adjustable Resistors	p. 15
Attenuators	p. 15
Capacitors	p. 16
Polarized Capacitors	p. 17
Nonpolarized Capacitors	p. 18
Film Capacitors	p. 18
Foil Capacitors	p. 18
Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 19
Ceramic Capacitors	p. 19
Polarized-Capacitor Construction	p. 19
Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 20
Tantalum Electrolytic Capacitors	p. 21
Inductors and Transformers	p. 22
Losses in Inductors and Transformers	p. 22
Air-Core Inductors	p. 23
Ferromagnetic Cores	p. 23
Shielding	p. 24
Diodes and Rectifiers	p. 24
The pn Junction	p. 25
Zener Diodes and Reverse Breakdown	p. 26
Current Regulators	p. 26
Varistor	p. 27
Indicators	p. 27
Active Circuit Components	p. 29
Vacuum Tubes	p. 29
Bipolar Transistors	p. 30
NPN and PNP Transistors	p. 30
Transistor Impedance and Gain	p. 31
Transistor Configurations	p. 32
Switching and Inductive-Load Ratings	p. 33
Noise	p. 34
Field-Effect Transistors	p. 35
FET Impedance and Gain	p. 36
Integrated Circuits	p. 36
Digital Integrated Circuits	p. 37
Linear Integrated Circuits	p. 38
Operational Amplifiers	p. 38
Current and Voltage Ratings	p. 39
References	p. 39
Bibliography	p. 39
Analog and Digital Circuits	p. 41
Introduction	p. 41
Single-Stage Transistor/FET Amplifier	p. 41
Impedance and Gain	p. 43
Common-Base or Common-Gate Connection	p. 45
Common-Collector or Common-Drain Connection	p. 46
Bias and Large Signals	p. 48
Digital Circuits	p. 49
Binary Coding	p. 50
Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Conversion	p. 50
Sampling Principles	p. 51
Digital-to-Analog (D/A) Conversion	p. 53
Combinational Logic	p. 55
Logic Device Families	p. 57
Diode-Transistor Logic (DTL)	p. 57
Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL)	p. 58
NMOS and PMOS	p. 60
Complementary MOS (CMOS)	p. 60
Emitter-Coupled Logic (ECL)	p. 61
Scaling of Digital Circuit Packages	p. 61
Representation of Numbers and Numerals	p. 62
Nibble	p. 62
Byte	p. 62
Word	p. 63
Negative Numbers	p. 63
Floating Point	p. 63
Compare	p. 63
Jump	p. 64
Errors in Digital Systems	p. 65
Error Detection and Correction	p. 65
Error Concealment	p. 66
Bibliography	p. 67
Reference Data, Tables, and Figures	p. 69
Light, Vision, and Photometry	p. 70
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 76
Optical Components and Systems	p. 93
Digital Coding of Video Signals	p. 97
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 106
Video Cameras	p. 110
Monochrome and Color Image Display	p. 114
Video Recording Systems	p. 130
Video Production Standards, Equipment, and Design	p. 145
Film for Video Applications	p. 161
Video and Audio Compression Systems	p. 166
Video Networking	p. 175
Digital Television Transmission Systems	p. 184
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 194
Television Transmission Systems	p. 209
Television Transmitting Antennas	p. 229
Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Systems	p. 235
Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 245
Standards and Practices	p. 251
Dictionary	p. 255
Terms Relating to Digital Television	p. 255
General Electronics Terms	p. 262
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 355
References	p. 358
Bibliography	p. 358
Standards and Practices	p. 359
Introduction	p. 359
Standards and Practices	p. 360
International Standards	p. 361
Classification of Standards	p. 361
Standards-Making Organizations	p. 362
Voluntary Standards	p. 362
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)	p. 363
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)	p. 363
Electronic Industries Association (EIA)	p. 364
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)	p. 364
Professional Organization Standardization	p. 364
Television Service	p. 364
Standards Relating to Digital Video	p. 368
Video	p. 368
Audio	p. 368
ATSC DTV Standard	p. 368
Service Multiplex and Transport Systems	p. 369
System Information Standard	p. 369
Receiver Systems	p. 370
Program Guide	p. 370
Program/Episode/Version Identification	p. 370
DVB	p. 371
General	p. 371
Multipoint Distribution Systems	p. 371
Interactive Television	p. 371
Conditional Access	p. 372
Interfaces	p. 372
SMPTE Documents Relating to Digital Television	p. 372
General Topics	p. 372
Ancillary	p. 372
Digital Control Interfaces	p. 373
Edit Decision Lists	p. 373
Image Areas	p. 374
Interfaces and Signals	p. 374
Bit-Parallel Interfaces	p. 374
Bit-Serial Interfaces	p. 374
Scanning Formats	p. 375
Monitors	p. 375
MPEG-2	p. 375
Test Patterns	p. 376
Video Recording and Reproduction	p. 376
Tape Care	p. 376
Time and Control Code	p. 376
Tape Recording Formats	p. 377
SCTE Standards	p. 377
Bibliography	p. 380
Reference Documents	p. 381
Light, Vision, and Photometry	p. 382
Color Vision, Representation, and Reproduction	p. 383
Optical Components and Systems	p. 387
Digital Coding of Video Signals	p. 387
Electron Optics and Deflection	p. 389
Video Cameras	p. 391
Monochrome and Color Image Display Devices	p. 392
Video Recording Systems	p. 403
Video Production Standards, Equipment, and Design	p. 405
Film for Video Applications	p. 407
Compression Technologies for Video and Audio	p. 408
Video Networking	p. 411
Digital Television Transmission Systems	p. 413
Frequency Bands and Propagation	p. 419
Television Transmission Systems	p. 422
Television Transmitting Antennas	p. 425
Television Receivers and Cable/Satellite Systems	p. 428
Video Signal Measurement and Analysis	p. 431
Standards and Practices	p. 434
Index	p. 437
Index of Figures	p. 437
Index of Tables	p. 448
Subject Index	p. 454
About the Editor	p. 459
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